Coronation Street star Simon Gregson has been supported by fans as he shared a look at a project he's been working on away from the famous cobbles.
Simon first hit the Corrie cobbles more than 30 years ago as Steve McDonald in 1989, aged just 15. The former tearaway has had his fair share of dodgy dealings but has become more of a comedic character over the years.
His misjudgements could also explain why he's remarried so many times on the soap - having got hitched seven times to five different women - and his more recently been navigating the dating scene after he was dumped by Tracy Barlow for his footballing hero Tommy Orpington. READ MORE: Coronation Street's Daniel Brocklebank told 'not having it' as he's seen pyjamas on late-night cobbles READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here But away from the ITV soap, Simon is keeping busy and has announced he is releasing a children's book.
Titled The Dream Dragon, the soap star shared a sneak peek at the book's beautiful illustrations on social media. The drawings, shared to Instagram, featured a small orange dragon drinking from a stream in a forest while dragons fly through the sky.
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